Schools
44 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 7 secondary schools. Our Lady of Sion School is the nearest published school at 403 m.
Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.
BN11 3BL
Central · Worthing · England
Updated September 2026
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Complete postcode fields and official codes
- Postcode
- BN11 3BL
- Status
- Current
- Introduced
- 1 January 1980
- Terminated
- Not published
- Postcode area
- BN
- Postcode district
- BN11
- Postcode sector
- BN11 3
- Latitude
- 50.809806
- Longitude
- -0.374560
- British National Grid easting
- 514,617
- British National Grid northing
- 102,399
Statistical and administrative geographies
- Country
- England · E92000001
- Region
- South East · E12000008
- Local authority district
- Worthing · E07000229
- Electoral ward
- Central · E05007696
- Parish or community
- E43000150
- Westminster constituency
- Worthing West · E14001599
- Output area
- E00162094
- Lower layer super output area
- Worthing 011A · E01031787
- Middle layer super output area
- Worthing 011 · E02006631
Postcode source versions
- Ordnance Survey: Code-Point Open Version 2026-08 · Current postcode units in Great Britain · OGL-3.0
- Office for National Statistics: ONS Postcode Directory Version 2026-08 · United Kingdom; Northern Ireland excluded pending rights review; Crown Dependencies outside product scope · OGL-3.0 with third-party rights
- Ordnance Survey: Boundary-Line Version 2026-05 · Local-authority boundaries in Great Britain · OS OpenData Licence
Explore BN11
Property
6 recorded
sales at this postcode
| Address | Date | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 12, Prospect Place, Worthing, BN11 3BL | 29 June 2018 | £330,000 |
| 10a, Prospect Place, Worthing, BN11 3BL | 27 October 2017 | £320,000 |
| 10a, Prospect Place, Worthing, BN11 3BL | 15 December 2015 | £220,000 |
Schools
Within 3.1 miles of this postcode
- Open schools
- 44
- Primary
- 26
- Secondary
- 7
- 403 m
Our Lady of Sion School
Other independent school
- 564 m
Educate U
Other independent school
- 642 m
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Academy sponsor led
Recorded crime
Within 1 mile of this postcode
- Published events
- 4,949
- Months covered
- 12
- Latest month
- June 2026
Most recorded categories in this period
- Violence and sexual offences 1,669
- Shoplifting 731
- Anti social behaviour 697
- Public order 536
- Criminal damage and arson 345
Census 2021
Population and age profile
- Postcode residents
- 16
- Postcode households
- 6
- Residents per household
- 2.7
- BN11 3 residents
- 5,067
7 female, 9 male
Age bands in BN11 3
Wider postcode sector- Age 0 to 14
- 9.4%
- Age 15 to 24
- 8.2%
- Age 25 to 44
- 29.8%
- Age 45 to 64
- 27%
- Age 65 and over
- 25.6%
465 residents
406 residents
1,479 residents
1,342 residents
1,270 residents
This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider BN11 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.
Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.
Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.
Fixed broadband coverage
Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.
- Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
- 100%
- Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
- 100%
- Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
- 100%
- Gigabit-capable
- 100%
- Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
- 0%
- Next Generation Access
- 100%
- Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
- 0%
Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.
Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Planning applications
Mapped applications within 1,000 metres of this postcode point.
- Available records
- 2,857
- Records since 17 September 2020
- 1,202
- Latest available record date
- 1 August 2025
Worthing Borough Council
Partial beta coverage
This beta dataset covers only Adur, Camden, Doncaster and Worthing and is not a complete national planning register. Doncaster records have no published coordinates, so they cannot be matched to local reports.
Latest available applications
- AWDM/1002/25 Submitted 1 August 2025 724 m away
Replacement door; installation of a wheelchair ramp; and new steel framed gate.
Guild Care Centre Methold House North Street Worthing West Sussex BN11 1DU
Worthing Borough Council Open council record - AWDM/0968/25 Submitted 30 July 2025 533 m away
Extension to buried pipework and associated equipment to connect to the district heat network. The pipework will run underground down High St, through Steyne Gardens and east and west along the promenade to connect the energy centre with Splashpoint and Pavilion Theatre.
Multi Storey Car Park High Street Worthing West Sussex
Worthing Borough Council Open council record - AWDM/0923/25 Submitted 28 July 2025 469 m away
Listed Building Consent for internal installation of equipment for brewing including ducting and external louvre in existing window
The Tasting Room 8 Stanford Square Worthing West Sussex BN11 3EZ
Worthing Borough Council Open council record - AWDM/0922/25 Submitted 28 July 2025 469 m away
Change of use of bar store room (Sui Generis) to include small scale micro brewing (Sui Generis)
The Tasting Room 8 Stanford Square Worthing West Sussex BN11 3EZ
Worthing Borough Council Open council record - AWDM/0891/25 Submitted 25 July 2025 780 m away
Change of use from offices only (Use Class Egi) to community use / offices (Use Class E) including erection of glazed single storey front extension; two-storey rear extension for lift; fencing to enclosed sensory garden; alterations to fenestration; terrace and balustrade; mobility scooter store and photovoltaic panels on roof
Saxon House Little High Street Worthing West Sussex
Worthing Borough Council Open council record - AWDM/0954/25 Submitted 24 July 2025 372 m away
CHANGE OF USE FROM GUEST HOUSE (CLASS C1) TO LARGE HOUSE IN MULTIPLE OCCUPATION (SUI GENERIS)
Marine View 111 Marine Parade Worthing West Sussex BN11 3QG
Worthing Borough Council Open council record - AWDM/0794/25 Submitted 23 July 2025 618 m away
Resurfacing of southern part of the road in tarmac and installation of removable parking bollards
STREET RECORD Heene Place Worthing West Sussex
Worthing Borough Council Open council record - AWDM/0918/25 Submitted 21 July 2025 821 m away
Replacement of all timber windows with PVCu windows; 5no. roofllights, replacement of doors and bin store doors
Heron Court Victoria Road Worthing West Sussex
Worthing Borough Council Open council record - AWDM/0883/25 Submitted 17 July 2025 999 m away
To update the existing display to a digital LED billboard sign
22 South Farm Road Gaisford Worthing West Sussex BN14 7AA
Worthing Borough Council Open council record - AWDM/0929/25 Submitted 16 July 2025 292 m away
Replacement front door
3 Christchurch Hall Apartments 78 Portland Road Worthing West Sussex BN11 1QG
Worthing Borough Council Open council record - AWDM/0939/25 Submitted 16 July 2025 652 m away
Application for consent under Worthing Tree Preservation Order No.19 of 1991 to reduce crown height by up to 4 metres, reduce radial spread by up to 2.5 metres, and crown lift up to 4 metres one Horse Chestnut tree T1.
St Marys Catholic Primary School Cobden Road Worthing Central Worthing West Sussex BN11 4BD
Worthing Borough Council Open council record - AWDM/0805/25 Submitted 15 July 2025 595 m away
Advertisement consent for new fascia signage
64B Chapel Road Worthing West Sussex
Source: MHCLG Planning Data, snapshot 2025-09-17, version 2025-09-17-beta. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Record dates use the submitted date where published, otherwise the decision date.
GP practices
11
within 5 km
WORTHING MEDICAL GROUP
23 SHELLEY ROAD, WORTHING, BN11 4BS
ODS code H82045
249 m
VICTORIA ROAD SURGERY
50 VICTORIA ROAD, WORTHING, BN11 1XE
ODS code H82041
806 m
SELDEN MEDICAL CENTRE
6 SELDEN ROAD, WORTHING, BN11 2LL
ODS code H82061
1.2 km
ST. LAWRENCE SURGERY
79 ST. LAWRENCE AVENUE, WORTHING, BN14 7JL
ODS code H82009
1.9 km
BROADWATER MEDICAL CENTRE
5-11 BROADWATER BOULEVARD, WORTHING, BN14 8JE
ODS code H82046
2.0 km
CORNERWAYS SURGERY
145 GEORGE V AVENUE, WORTHING, BN11 5RZ
ODS code H82076
2.2 km
STRAND MEDICAL GROUP
1B THE CAUSEWAY, GORING-BY-SEA, WORTHING, BN12 6FA
ODS code H82011
2.7 km
BALL TREE SURGERY
WESTERN ROAD NORTH, SOMPTING, LANCING, BN15 9UX
ODS code H82065
3.5 km
NEW POND ROW SURGERY
35 SOUTH STREET, LANCING, BN15 8AN
ODS code H82091
4.0 km
THE ORCHARD SURGERY
PENSTONE PARK, LANCING, BN15 9AG
ODS code H82096
4.1 km
LIME TREE SURGERY
LIME TREE AVENUE, FINDON VALLEY, WORTHING, BN14 0DL
ODS code H82034
4.6 km
Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.
Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.
Nearby transport
- 0.1 miles
The Lido
BCT · Worthing
- 0.1 miles
The Lido
BCT · Worthing
- 0.1 miles
Augusta Place
BCT · Worthing
- 0.1 miles
Montague Place
TXR · Worthing
- 0.1 miles
Augusta Place
BCT · Worthing
Relative deprivation
English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Worthing 011A, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.
Overall IMD decile
3 of 10
Overall England rank
8,636 of 33,755
- Income
- 3 of 10
- Employment
- 3 of 10
- Education and skills
- 4 of 10
- Health and disability
- 3 of 10
- Crime
- 2 of 10
- Housing and services
- 9 of 10
- Living environment
- 2 of 10
These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.
Flood risk
Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.
- High risk addresses
- 0
- Medium risk addresses
- 0
- Low risk addresses
- 2
- Groundwater flood alert area
- Unlikely
Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.
Evidence in context
Recorded crime
4,949 published events cover 12 months, averaging 412.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,669 events.
The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.